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The Oversight Committee is now holding a markup on four bills: The Presidential Donation Reform Act, the Presidential Records Act Amendments, the Freedom of Information Act Amendments, and the Accountability in Contracting Act. Watch the markup live >> We’ve covered the first… Continue

“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona will deliver the weekly Democratic Radio Address this Saturday. Congressman Mitchell, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, will discuss congressional efforts to address the poor care our troops have received at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other facilities when they return home from Iraq.”

“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona will deliver the weekly Democratic Radio Address this Saturday. Congressman Mitchell, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, will discuss congressional efforts to address the poor care our troops have received at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other facilities when they return home from Iraq.”

“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to President Bush, calling on him to take several critical steps to ensure any review of the systemic problems facing military health care is non-partisan and thorough.”

“Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to President Bush, calling on him to take several critical steps to ensure any review of the systemic problems facing military health care is non-partisan and thorough.”

The Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Murtha (PA-12), held a hearing on the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center this afternoon. The witnesses were Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, M.D, Army Surgeon General, who was in charge of Walter… Continue

As a strong advocate for open and transparent government, I am pleased that C-SPAN is expanding access with “Creative Commons” licensing to its extensive video coverage of federal government activities. The House of Representatives is called the People’s House for a reason… Continue

Chairman John Murtha’s (PA-12) hearing on Walter Reed, which was originally scheduled for Monday but was postponed due to witnesses continuing to testify at the field hearing, will be held today at 1:30. It will be webcast at the Appropriations Committee web… Continue

“Washington, D.C. -Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the guilty verdicts in the CIA leak trial of former White House aide Lewis Libby:

‘Today’s guilty verdicts are not solely about the acts of one individual.”

In June of 2006, David Safavian, former chief of staff at the General Services Administration (GSA), was found guilty of lying and obstructing justice in the probe surrounding former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On the GSA website, Administrator Lurita Alexis Doan identifies the… Continue